Wife of Venus and Serena’s dad removed guns from their home after fearing for her safety: court documents

Lakeisha Williams filed a legal document stating she had guns removed from her home that belonged to Richard Williams, whom she is divorcing. (ANDREW GOMBERT/EPA)

The estranged wife of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams' father believed her husband demonstrated "erratic and hostile" behavior that prompted her to remove multiple guns from their home, she claimed in new court documents.

Lakeisha Juanita Williams — who is divorcing Richard Williams after seven years of marriage — claimed in a new legal filing that she wanted to get rid of the weapons, including an AK-47, because she believes he "behaves recklessly and dangerously with the guns" and she feared for her and their 5-year-old son's safety.

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"The bottom line is he had been acting very emotional and erratic with my client, and he keeps an arsenal of guns in the house, and they had an argument about it, and she removed them on her own for fear something could happen to the child," her attorney Sandy Becher told the Daily News.

Lakeisha, 38, claimed in the legal filing that she asked her husband, 75, to remove the weapons from their home, but she ended up doing it herself after he declined.

The weapons are currently safeguarded but are accessible if the court requests them.

Richard filed for divorce in May, claiming his wife had stolen social security checks and forged his signature to transfer ownership of a home and several cars to her, according to the Miami Herald.

Richard Williams is the father of Venus (l.) and Serena Williams. (Dita Alangkara/AP)

"There are going to be witnesses brought before the court who not only corroborate his presence at the signing (of documents) but also corroborate his authorization and consent for the transactions he's claiming were done by the wife behind his back," Becher told The News on Friday.

He also accused her of alcohol abuse, which Lakeisha denied in her filing.

Richard is an accomplished tennis coach who has long received recognition for training his famous daughters and laying down the groundwork for their iconic tennis careers.

The 35-year-old Serena, who is expecting her first child later this year, has won a record 23 Grand Slam titles, while Venus has won seven.